Aliases
Nigewaka, นายน้อยจอมโกยก้าวสู่เส้นทางแห่งวีรบุรุษ, Héroe fugitivo, Беглый самурай, Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi, The Elusive Samurai, 逃げ上手の若君
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In the year 1333, the Kamakura shogunate government comes crumbling down. A trusted vassal, Ashikaga Takauji, betrays the shogunate and organizes a rebellion. Houjou Tokiyuki, the rightful heir, escapes the massacre with a Shinto priest named Suwa Yorishige to Kamakura. On the run and fighting to stay alive, Tokiyuki sets in motion his plan to reclaim his birthright.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Last updated
Sep 11, 2026, 12:10 PM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM.
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Frozen 11 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~50,285 followers
- Favourite base strength - 1,686 cross-platform favourites
- IP reach across services - Multi-platform footprint of ~32,217 users
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial82
Production Feasibility47
Audience Reception39
Strategic Priors37
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedSep 11, 2026, 12:10 PM
Next scheduledin 13 hours
Renewal FAQ
The Elusive Samurai renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is The Elusive Samurai getting a new season?
- Yes - The Elusive Samurai has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will The Elusive Samurai be renewed?
- The Elusive Samurai has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is The Elusive Samurai's renewal probability?
- The Elusive Samurai's CourScore is 53 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily-updated probability out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| abema | streaming rank | JP | 28 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 77 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1,780 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 90,132 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 6 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 31 | Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 21 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 78 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 12,198 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 30 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 10,857 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| five ch | thread posts | JP | 537 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 6 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 43 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 180 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 102,912 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 216,674 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 65,648 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.73 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 16,233 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 27 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 30,655 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 3,000,000 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 38,000 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | 10.14 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga yearly sales | JP | 801,330 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 238 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 27 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.38 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 90,159 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 3,200 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,689,036 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | premiere comment velocity | JP | 103.59 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 407 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1,687 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.48 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 24,375 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 77.8 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 78 | Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 16.9 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 46 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 426 | Aug 4, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 115,159 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | 1,440 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | engagement 7d jp | JP | 11,486 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 20 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 50 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 8,868 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 395,966 | Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 177,260 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 177,260 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |